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Can wet bread pick up glass shards from a carpet? The real reason why this hack is usedWet bread effectively lifts tiny glass shards from hard kitchen floors. This method works due to capillary forces created by moisture betwe...
A 1,900-year-old Roman toilet may have finally revealed why ancient concrete lasts for thousands of yearsAncient Roman concrete's remarkable durability is being studied through a 1,900-year-old toilet. This material contains calcite which forms...
He failed IIT entrance on purpose and quit corporate job to chase happiness. Haryana man now leads an Imtiaz Ali way of life in the mountains, inspiring others through education, creativity, and photographyRishabh Khaneja intentionally failed his IIT entrance exam to avoid a predetermined life. He pursued psychology and sociology studies befor...
Anupam Rasayan signs USD 300 mn LOI with Spain's BasqueVolt for battery chemical supplyAnupam Rasayan India Ltd has signed a preliminary agreement with BasqueVolt SA. This non-binding letter of intent could generate USD 300 mi...
Many people keep cooking on a scratched non-stick pan, but researchers found that a single crack in the coating can release around 9,100 plastic particles into the foodScratched nonstick pans shed thousands of tiny plastic particles into food. These particles come from the Teflon coating, which is a type o...
Why people put a wooden spoon across a boiling pot; the science behind the kitchen hackA wooden spoon can briefly stop pots from boiling over by bursting bubbles. This kitchen hack works because wood is a porous material that ...
Space jam: 'Raspberry sugar' discovered near the centre of the Milky Way; what scientists say about life's building blocks forming before planets existedA sugar molecule found in raspberries has been detected near the Milky Way's center. This marks the first time the molecule has been identi...
Why Doritos can work as emergency fire starter kindling; the surprising science explainedDoritos are known as a crunchy snack, but their ingredients give them an unexpected ability: they can help start a small fire. The combinat...
Can a simple drop tell if your battery is dead? Here’s what the bounce test suggestsWhat if a single drop could reveal whether an AA battery is dead? The viral battery bounce test has fascinated millions because it appears ...
Nobel Prize winner to Energy and Semiconductor pioneers: Why top scientists left US and UK for China? Check list of key namesNobel laureate Omar Yaghi will lead an AI research center at Tsinghua University. Several prominent scientists are relocating to China for ...
People are covering their windows with aluminum foil to beat the heat, but does it really work?Millions of Americans are using aluminum foil on windows during a severe heatwave. This simple kitchen item reflects sunlight and reduces i...
Who is Omar Yaghi? Nobel Prize-winning scientist leaves US to join Chinese research university; here’s whyNobel laureate Omar Yaghi will lead a new AI research center at Tsinghua University. This center aims to accelerate new material developmen...
China awards two village boys, one studied by lamplight to power a third of world's EVs, the other cracked English in two months to give fighter jets x-ray visionTwo Chinese scientists received China's highest science award for their significant contributions. Chen Liquan developed the nation's first...
US semiconductor boom faces worker shortage amid race with ChinaUS China semiconductor race: A significant skilled worker shortage could delay new US semiconductor plant construction. This talent crunch ...
23,000-year-old footprints found in New Mexico reveal when first humans came to America: Early settlers arrived during Ice age; evidence rewrites America's origin storyScientific analysis of 23,000-year-old footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico has strengthened the case for an unexpectedly ...
NCERT's new Class 9 textbook describes judiciary as 'independent', after Class 8 chapter was withdrawnMonths after the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) withdrew its Class 8 Social Science textbook following objec...
STEM pool helps Amaravati host India's first IBM quantum systemSpeaking at an event in the US, Krishna said quantum computing is approaching an inflection point and could deliver "massive commercial adv...